Bedclothes-clamp.



DELIA MARTIN, OF FORNEY, TEXAS.

BEDCLOTHES-CLAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 19, 1907. Serial No. 884,621.

No. 884,832. Patented April 14, 1908.

zontal portion to form a tubular clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Bent inwardly at right angles to the plate 6 at opposite points upon the middle of its To all whom it may concern: I bead, as

Be it known that I, DELIA MARTIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Forney, 1n the county of Kaufman and State of Texas,

have invented certain new and useful Imsideedges are apertured ears 14, the aperprovements in Bedclothes-Clamps, of which tures in which are adapted to aline with a the fo lowing is a specification, reference beertures in similar ears 15 formed upon t 6 ing had therein to the accompanying drawing. pivoted plate or member 1 A pivot rod 1 My invention relates to impi ovements m is passed throu h the alinm apertures in said clampin devices to be used upon beds foi ears and upon said rod is airanged a 001i 55 hol( 1n the clothes and covers thei eon and spimg 1/ havin one of its ends bearin it consists 111 the novel features of const1uc against the plate 6 and its other end bearing tion, combination and arrangement of parts against the lower end of the plate 7 to force ereinafter fully described and claimed. the jaw 8 upon the upper end of the latter to- The object of the invention is to provide a ward the stationary jaw 9. The top plate 7 7 simp e, inexpensive and practical device of as its lower end shaped to form a fin e1 this character which may be readily applied piece 01 handle 18 and its upper end 191s prefto any bedstead and which will yieldingly erably curved inwardly, as seen in Fig. 2 and hold the covers in place upon a child or other formed with a horizontal slot 20 to provide occupant of the bed. the jaw 8. The slot 20 is of sufficient size to he above and other objects are accompermit the jaw 9 to pass through it and when pliShed by the improved construction illusthe device is in use, the bed covers or clothes trated in the accompanying drawings, in are inserted between said jaws, as indicated which in dotted lines in Fig. 2. pon reference to Figure 1 is a front elevation of my imsaid figure it will be noted that this construcproved clothes clamp, showing it applied to tion causes the body 9 to press the bed cover the side rail of a bed; Fig. 2 is a vertical secinto the slot 20 and thus eflectively hold it tion through the same; and Fig. 3 is a horiesired said jaws may be faced with rubzontal section. er, or the like to reduce the dan er of tear- Referring to the drawings by numerals 1 ing or otherwise injuring the bed-clothes g5 denotes he side rail of a wooden bedstead 11 use, the 0 amps are arranged upon the iavin upon its inner face ad acent to its botside rails of a bed at opposite points and an tom a iorizontal supporting ledge 2 formed number of them may be employed WVhen with recesses or seats 3 for the cross slats 4. our are used they are arranged ad acent to and 5 denotes my improved clamp or fas- 1e our corners of the bed and Wlll effect- 9 tener. The latter consists of a ase or atively hold the bed-clothes upon a child. taching member 6 anc a spring actuated aving thus described my invention what linged member 7 provided with a jaw8 to 00- I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patact with a aw 9 upon the member 6 This ent is attaching member 6 IS in the form of a flat 1. A bed-clothes clamp comprising an at- 5 plate havin its lowei end forked or bifurtaching member in the form of a flat metal cated to provide legs 10 which span one of plate having its upper end bent at right anthe s ats 4 and its seat 3, and have at their gles and reduced at the extremity of its bent extremities right angularly bent feet 11 a portion, said reduced portion being rolled to erturedto receive a screw or other fastenin provide a bead or rib to serve as a stationary which secures them upon the top of the ledge j jaw for the clamp, and a spring actuated 2. The main or body portion of the plate 6 movable member pivotally mounted u on is flat and is secured to the inner face of the the attachlm member or plate and consistm side rail 1 by screws, or the like, passed of a metal plate having in its upper portion through apertures in outwardly projectin i a slot or opening of greater size than said ugs 12 formed on the opposite sides of said 1 head or rib, said slotted portion of the ivplate The stationary jaw 9 of the clamp is I oted plate being adapted to serve as the formed by bending the top of the plate 6 at l movable jaw of the clamp and to hold the right angles to form a horizontal portion 13 bed-clothes in engagement with said bead or and then rolling the extreme end of said horirib, substantially as set 1 10 forth.

slat up a flat attaching p face of the bed nterinediate i ing a plate ainst the inner being formed 1 he cornbin apertured attaching e l d at its lower end with diverging legs rail an to span the slat,

the

ation wi bed having "he slat supporting on the latter, of a 010 late adapted th the side rail of ledge and thes clainp havto lie fiat rail, said ts end with ars to engage said bed lower ends of the legs being formed with right angularly projecting aperture supporting said apertured ears an d attaching ears to eng ledge, fastenings age the slat passed through d into the bed rail and a 1 its ledge, a st a upper end of ationary said plate and a spring actu- 15 clainp jaw upon the ated nieniber pivoted upon said plate and having at its upper en to co-act with the stationary one,

tially as set forth.

d a movable clainp jaw substan- In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my 20 signature in presence Witnesses:

of two witnesses.

DELIA MARTIN.

C. W. SLUSHER, J. J. HAMILTON. 

